Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Where charges are
made under this Act in respect of land, the Corporation shall compile, from
time to time amend, and maintain records in respect of all land in respect of
which such charges are made showing —
(a) the
description and situation of the land;
(b) the
name and address of the owner;
(c) the
assessment number;
(d)
where it is relevant to the making of any charge in respect of the land, the
gross rental value, the unimproved value, or the area of the land, as the case
requires;
(e) the
classification, if any, of the land for the purpose of the application of any
charge in respect of the land;
(f) any
other information that the Corporation requires for the assessment of any
charge in respect of the land;
(g) the
amount of any charge that has been assessed in respect of the land for a
current period; and
(h) such
other information, if any, as may be prescribed in the by-laws.
(2) Where the name or
address of the owner of any land the subject of a charge under this Act is not
known to the Corporation or the Corporation is otherwise authorised by or on
behalf of the owner, the Corporation may —
(a)
record the fact that the name or address is unknown;
(b)
record the name and address of a person occupying, or responsible for the
management of, the land or authorised to accept service of notices or demands
on behalf of the owner; and
(c)
assess a charge in respect of the land and, in connection therewith, serve
notice and make demand upon either —
(i)
the owner or occupier, by that designation pursuant to
this Act or a relevant Act; or
(ii)
a person authorised to accept service on behalf of the
owner.
(3) The record for any
land shall at all reasonable times be made available for inspection by any
person without payment, and the Corporation shall, on request by any person
who satisfies the Corporation that he has a material interest in any portion
of the records, furnish a copy of that portion of the records to that person
on payment of the prescribed amount.
(4) For the purposes
of this Act or a relevant Act, a person authorised in writing by the
Corporation may at any reasonable time without any fee or charge inspect any
valuation or rating records maintained by or in the possession of a local
government and shall be permitted access thereto and to take copies or copies
of extracts, and the chief executive officer of the local government shall on
the request of the Corporation —
(a)
furnish to the Corporation, on payment of such amount, if any, as may be
prescribed, pursuant to the Local Government Act 1995 , a copy of any
such record verified by him by statutory declaration; and
(b)
notify the Corporation in writing of any amendment or alteration made thereto.
[Section 69A inserted by No. 110 of 1985
s. 10; amended by No. 24 of 1987 s. 9 3 ; No. 73 of
1995 s. 41; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4.]